Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism

by George M. Marsden

Book Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

"The best telling of the story of the past," writes George Marsden, "relies on a balance of the general and the particular." In this book, a sequel and companion to his widely acclaimed Fundamentalism and American Culture (Oxford, 1980), Marsden uses the history of Fuller Theological Seminary -- a durable evangelical institution -- as a lens through which to focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802808700
• ISBN13: 9780802808707
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Historicial Analysis!

This is a very well written history of the New Evangelicalism at Fuller Seminary. If only the current Fuller students/faculty read this book and took it seriously.. The doctrine of Inerrancy is the major dividing line between the Christians and the Neo-Orthodox. Unfortunately Fuller with the inclusion of Hubbard went down, as he denied total/complete inerrancy. Sadly many New-Evangelicals of today also deny complete inerrancy and believe the Bible is only divine in spiritual/theological matters but not in History and science. The early Fuller founders (Fuller, Henry, Wilbor Smith,etc) fought for the faith that many of the current faculty does not do. Its so sad the way Fuller and the New Evangelicalism has turned out.

FASCINATING INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

A history of an organizations is often boring--filled with facts and figures and just plain puff. This breaks all the rules. It goes far beyond Fuller Theological Seminary, to catch the trade winds of the broader evangelical/fundamentalist movement. And, it's anything but a puff piece. It captures wonderful behind-the-scenes stories and scandals that no one before dared tell. It's a book that will never be dated---though Fuller Seminary continues on in the twenty-first century stronger than ever. I hope Marsden will one day put his pen to the task of historical analysis of Calvin Theological Seminary, including the pain and controversy I endured ("My Calvin Seminary Story"). Perhaps his ties to the Christian Reformed Church are too close for him to ever do that.